2006 Chevrolet Malibu Airbags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, FACE, AND NECK INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE HOWEVER, MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT PROVIDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTAL. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHOWS A DIGITAL MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAGS," IT WAS SERVICED OVER A YEAR AGO IN NY AT A BUICK DEALER, AND THERE WAS A RECALL RELATING TO CHANGING THE KEY FOB. DIDN'T WORK OR MAKE SENSE. IN MN MY MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT THE ERROR SEVERAL TIMES, CAN'T FIND A CODE, RESETS THE COMPUTER AND THE MESSAGE STILL SHOWS. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NOW SHOWS AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION TOO. I CAN'T FIND A RECALL BUT I AM GRAVELY CONCERNED THAT I HAVE NO PROTECTION FOR EITHER PASSENGER. THIS IS MY SECOND REGISTRATION OF THIS COMPAINT AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING>

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,666.

MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AIRBAGS DID NOT FUNCTION IN TWO SEPARATE HARD-HITTING CRASHES. THE CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT OFTEN COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL I DRIVE OVER A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD OR SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO GIVE IT A JOLT. I ALSO SMELL FUEL PERIODICALLY. THE HORN HAS NOT WORKED FOR MANY YEARS. I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALER ONCE WITH THE REQUEST TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT GETS STUCK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEY STRANGELY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE "IT ISN'T MALFUNCTIONING FOR US." THIS WAS BEFORE THE RECALLS BECAME PUBLIC. THEY DID REPAIR THE "HIGH TONE" HORN BUT IT STOPPED WORKING WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. I BELIEVE I HAVE A DANGEROUS VEHICLE.

THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR JUST SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD. DOORS WERE LOCKED AND ALL WERE COMPLETELY CLOSED AND THE DOOR JUST CAME OPEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. HAD MY MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AND HE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE MECHANISM OR ANYTHING ON THE DOOR. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE SO NOW I PUT THE SEATBELT THROUGH THE DOOR HANDLE AND PULL IT TIGHT AND LOCK SEATBELT INTO PLACE SO IF IT HAPPENS THE DOOR WON'T FLY OPEN AGAIN. THE SECOND ISSUE I AM HAVING IS WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM COMING ON RANDOMLY WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR ONE OF THE OTHER RECALLS AND THEY SAID THAT TO PUT IT ON THE TESTER, IT WOULD COST ME $120 (WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY), SO THEY JUST LET IT BE AND FIXED THE RECALL I BROUGHT IT IN FOR. I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND I NOTICE THAT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF AND I PRESS THE HORN...IT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY AND BEEPS AT ME. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE CONCERNED WITH? WITH ALL THE ISSUES AND RECALLS THIS CAR HAS BEEN HAVING I AM NOT SURE IF IT'S AN ISSUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT OR NOT OR JUST WAIT TO HEAR ON ANOTHER RECALL OR? I CAN'T PAY THAT TO HAVE IT ACTUALLY DIAGNOSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE BECAME FLAT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF UPDATED 08/29/2014 *JS

WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG INDICATOR COMES ON AND INFORMATION CENTER READS SERVICE AIR BAG ALONG WITH AN ALARM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED WARNING LIGHTS AND READ OUT MAY STAY ON FOR THE ENTIRE RIDE OR GO OFF SHORTLY AFTER COMING ON. HAS NOT AFFECTED THE DRIVING OR HANDLING OF VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT WILL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. *TR

ME AND MY DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE, WE HAD PASSED AN INTERSECTION IT WAS A GREEN LIGHT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, I RESPONDED WITH SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES AS WELL, HOWEVER I COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HEAD ON , WHO THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS DESTROYED. I WAS IN SHOCK AND COULD NOT BELIEVE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH ME AND MY DAUGHTER STILL SUFFER FROM NECK AND BACK PAIN. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON PREMATURELY DO NOT KNOW IF BAGS WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I SHOULD TAKE. 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE REAR OF A PICK UP TRUCK TOTALING CAR. *TR

ON MAY 1ST 2009, WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AIRBAGS OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEPLOYED. I WAS HIT BY THE AIRBAG AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE OTHER DRIVER, I HIT HER CAR FROM THE BEHIND. I WAS BLACKED OUT AT THAT MOMENT AND CAN'T NOT RECALL THE ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, NEITHER OF THE CARS DID NOT HAVE ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE. I SENT MY CAR TO CHEVY DEALER AND THE CHEVY ENGINEER DIAGNOSED A MALFUNCTIONED SENSOR THAT MIS-TRIGGERED THE AIRBAGS AND THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE. I DO NOT FILE THIS COMPLAINT FOR COMPENSATION. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR TIME! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAGS;FRONTAL), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,300. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED. THE CRASH CAUSED $4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES, INCLUDING SEVERAL CONTUSIONS AND BRUISING. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT AFTER THE FAILURE, AND IS WAITING FOR A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ WAS TOTALED IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT. NO FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND HEAD ON FRONT END. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TOTALED, SO HOW CAN IT BE THAT NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED? I HAVE A REPORT FROM GM THAT SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. MAKES NO SENSE! PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. ONLY THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

OUR 2006 MALIBU SS WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON HWY..TRAVELING 60 MPH DRIVER OVERCORRECTION AND THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD, UP AN EMBANKMENT ROLLED 5 TIMES. EJECTED ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS BUT NEVER DID THE SIDE AIR CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOY. *TR

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE AND THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20-25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 17265. *AK THE CONSUMER THEN HIT A POLE. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH A DEER RAN INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BURSTING THE WINDOW GLASS AND COLLAPSING THE DOOR ONTO THE CONTACT. BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO A BILLBOARD, THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A CENTER WOODEN POLE SUPPORT FOR THE BILLBOARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION AND STRUCK A TREE IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE RENTAL CAR COMPANY WAS ALERTED. A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FINDINGS OF THAT INSPECTION WERE NOT SHARED. UPDATED 5/11/2006 - *NM